Licensee sole operator.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.50.400
in effect6.50.400 - Licensee sole operator.
(A) No person, other than the person who holds the license, may operate any business, trade or profession in the licensed premises; provided, however, that this prohibition does not apply to slot operators, retail tobacco vendors, general retail vendors, or entertainers, to the extent any of them are properly licensed, or to any business, trade or profession which leases a separate and defined area within the licensed premises and which obtains prior approval from the Department to do so.
(B) A licensee with an on-premise license who is authorized pursuant to Subsection (A) of this Section to lease the restaurant portion of its licensed premises to another person may continue, through its on-premise license, to sell alcoholic beverages in such leased premises without the necessity of the lessee obtaining an alcoholic beverage license for such leased premises. The restaurant lessee, or its staff, however, may not sell alcoholic beverages in such leased premises unless the restaurant lessee also obtains, pursuant to this Chapter, an alcoholic beverage license for such leased premises.
(Ord. No. 6806, § 26, 4-6-22; Ord. 5607 § 41, 2003)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BUTALIRE_CH6.50LICO_6.50.400LISOOPFetched: 10/28/2026